We remember Martin Luther King Jr. and his contributions to the Civil Rights movement today.
Published: Monday, January 15th, 2024 @ 5:34 pm
By: Diane Rufino
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From a Birmingham jail, where he was arrested for trying to help blacks exercise their right to vote, MLK wrote: "Remember, everything that Hitler did was legal."
Published: Monday, January 15th, 2024 @ 9:36 am
By: Diane Rufino
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While a historic political button suggests that the late Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. once ran for president with pediatrician and author Dr. Benjamin Spock, the two never officially declared their candidacy.
Published: Wednesday, February 1st, 2023 @ 11:46 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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President Joe Biden appeared to forget the name of Martin Luther King Jr.’s daughter-in-law while singing “Happy Birthday” to her on Monday while speaking at a left-wing event.
Published: Monday, January 23rd, 2023 @ 8:15 am
By: Daily Wire
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President Joe Biden lashed out at Republicans on Monday, calling them “fiscally demented” while speaking at the National Action Network’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Breakfast.
Published: Monday, January 23rd, 2023 @ 8:06 am
By: Daily Wire
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Resuming its recent tradition, Beaufort County Community College held its Fifth Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Celebration on January 16.
Published: Friday, January 20th, 2023 @ 9:15 am
By: Attila Nemecz
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In honor of Dr. King and Coretta Scott King, artist Hank Thomas has unveiled a 20ft statue of the two hugging called the 'The Embrace'.
Published: Thursday, January 19th, 2023 @ 12:19 pm
By: Babylon Bee
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A statue honoring Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife, Coretta Scott King, was met with mixed reactions online after it was unveiled Saturday in Boston.
Published: Thursday, January 19th, 2023 @ 12:16 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Treasurer Folwell Presents Check During Martin Luther King Jr. Day Activities
Published: Thursday, January 19th, 2023 @ 11:36 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Actress Julia Roberts revealed in a recent interview that Civil Rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. had paid her mother’s hospital bill after she was born.
Published: Sunday, December 11th, 2022 @ 10:05 am
By: Daily Wire
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) went off on the GOP and moderate Democrat senators who are standing in the way of the Democrats’ radical voting agenda, claiming opponents of the legislation and a change to filibuster rules are “dishonoring” the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.
Published: Thursday, January 27th, 2022 @ 6:18 am
By: Daily Wire
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Governor Roy Cooper and the NC Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commission invite everyone to the virtual 2022 NC State Employees' Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Observance Program and John R. Larkins Award Ceremony.
Published: Thursday, January 13th, 2022 @ 9:14 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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There were many leaders in the civil rights movement, but none shone so brightly as Dr. Martin Luther King.
Published: Tuesday, February 4th, 2020 @ 12:29 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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Ryan urges action, understanding as MLK keynote speaker
Published: Saturday, January 25th, 2020 @ 8:51 am
By: ECU News Services
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African Americans are making historic progress during Trump presidency, despite "Squad" racism.
Published: Tuesday, January 21st, 2020 @ 7:16 pm
By: LifeZette
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Announcing the annual State Observance Program and recipients of the 2019-2020 NC MLK Grants
Published: Thursday, January 16th, 2020 @ 10:01 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Sen. Bernie Sanders' perspective on the world is deeply wrong. He has spent his career defending oppressive socialist regimes across the planet while criticizing the supposed predation of the United States; he has generated no legislation of significance in decades of public service.
Published: Monday, March 11th, 2019 @ 4:50 am
By: Daily Wire
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To promote dialogue across Beaufort County on issues of civil rights, poverty and race, Beaufort County Community College brought together local political, religious and community leaders for a first Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Published: Tuesday, January 22nd, 2019 @ 12:16 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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A week ago, I visited Dealey Plaza in Dallas, the place where John F. Kennedy as assassinated so brutally on November 22, 1963.
Published: Sunday, December 2nd, 2018 @ 9:48 pm
By: Diane Rufino
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Grants of up to $1,000 are available from the Martin Luther King Jr. Commission to non-profit organizations or local government agencies wishing to create or strengthen programs that support the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr
Published: Thursday, October 11th, 2018 @ 1:50 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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On Friday, January 12, 2018, the State of North Carolina will honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., with its annual Let Freedom Ring bell ringing and State Employees' Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Observance Program in Raleigh, NC
Published: Tuesday, January 9th, 2018 @ 6:06 pm
By: Governor's Office
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On Saturday, The New York Times ran yet another execrable op-ed, this time from Professor Ekow Yankah of the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law at Yeshiva University.
Published: Tuesday, November 14th, 2017 @ 8:45 am
By: Daily Wire
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Martin Luther King Jr's niece Alveda King says Christians have a responsibility to vote pro-life when they head to the polls this election.
Published: Thursday, November 3rd, 2016 @ 9:00 pm
By: Jim Kouri
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Accept responsibility when it comes, the editor-in-chief of Ebony magazine Mitzi Miller told a crowd at East Carolina University Tuesday night. Even though a task may seem overwhelming, she said, "You accept it; you move forward."
Published: Sunday, January 25th, 2015 @ 3:44 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Governor Pat McCrory announced the following appointments today
Published: Monday, January 19th, 2015 @ 7:47 pm
By: Christopher Maye
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Two events at East Carolina University will honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Published: Monday, January 19th, 2015 @ 11:27 am
By: ECU News Services
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On this holiday, Americans across the country are celebrating the legacy of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Published: Sunday, January 18th, 2015 @ 8:50 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Pat McCrory has invited all state employees and the public to the Annual State Employees Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Observance. The program, which will be held Friday, January 16, begins at 12 p.m. in downtown Raleigh at First Baptist Church on Wilmington Street.
Published: Sunday, January 18th, 2015 @ 12:50 am
By: Chris Downey
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Two events at East Carolina University will honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The MLK Day of Service will begin at 9 a.m. Jan. 19 in Ledonia Wright Cultural Center. Participants will listen to King's "I Have a Dream" speech, followed by remarks from Dr. Virginia Hardy, vice...
Published: Tuesday, January 13th, 2015 @ 10:48 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Governor Pat McCrory has proclaimed Monday, January 20 "Martin Luther King Jr. Day" in North Carolina, urging citizens to honor Dr. King's legacy through acts of service in their community that promote social justice and dignity for all.
Published: Sunday, January 19th, 2014 @ 10:54 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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